The Texas-Mexico chapter is proud to announce its selection of Beverly Mitchell (Fine Arts LIbrarian at Southern Methodist University) and Katie Pierce (archives graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin's School of Information) as the 2007 recipients of the Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award.  It is through generous individual donations that  the chapter is able to offer this annual prize in honor of Lois Swan Jones, one of the founding members of ARLIS/TX-MEX. The purpose of this award is to support and encourage the  participation of Texas-Mexico chapter members by helping defray  conference expenses.  This year's award provides $500.00 to each recipient toward expenses incurred at the upcoming ARLIS/NA national conference in Atlanta, Georgia 2007.

In keeping with the eligibility criteria of the award, Katie and Beverly are members in good standing of both ARLIS/NA and ARLIS/Texas-Mexico chapter, and each will receive less than partial funding support from her institution. Both will be attending a variety of sessions and events, and each has offered to volunteer.

As a condition of the award, beyond commitments of conference involvement, each recipient will report on her activities as well as the impact of this award in the Texas-Mexico chapter eNewsletter, the Medium.

Congratulations to Beverly and Katie and a special thanks to all of the chapter members who have contributed to make this award possible this year.


Submitted by Lois Swan Jones committee members:

Beth Dodd (Chair)
Meriann Bidgood
Allen Townsend
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